build it like sports teams

BUILD IT LIKE SPORTS TEAMSVinod Kumaar R

INTROApplication Developer

Agile CoachThoughtWorks

IMAGINARY STORY

A new government takes over, wants to make the country come first in sports

WORLD CUP

We want the trophy this world cup!

COACH

Best player, coach or someone from a top club

TRAINING PROGRAM

Have an intense two week training

Do it indoors, getting a playing field is expensive

CONFERENCE

Attend football conference, meet lots of great footballers

PEP TALK

For 100 years we have been waiting for ……

GO, BRING THE CUP

TYPICAL AGILE ADOPTION

BUILD IT LIKE SPORTS TEAMS

VISION

What do you want? End goals, no cliches

Who owns it? How long can you wait?

COMMON CLICHES

Stories

Standups

Sprints

Scrum masters

MEASURE OF SUCCESS

Short term metrics make us concentrate on trivial things

FACILITIES

Good hardware is not a luxury, it is a necessity

DEGREE OF AUTONOMY

ADVANCED BEGINNER

Management gets too involved with the coaches and bring their own customizations & standardizations

way too soon

SHU HA RI

TRAINING

Certifications are not training!

BICYCLE SKILLS

TEAM COMPOSITION

Rookies don’t learn by watching the greats, they play along them and learn

Diversity

Expertise

CHANGE

People like to buy, but don’t like to get something sold to them

Δ∝Ω

NO SUPERSTARS

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TIME SCALE

90 DAY DASH

PERSISTENCE

The scale is in the order of months and years, not

in days & weeks

RECAPVision & Ownership

Training

Facilities Autonomy

Shu Ha RiBicycle skills

Team composition No superstars

Resistance to change

Time scale

Persistence

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